Where your money goes + what a gift funds

NFCR funding gives scientists what they need to turn early ideas into discoveries that could one day help patients. Grants support basic laboratory research, including the time researchers devote to their experiments and the lab equipment and materials needed to carry them out. NFCR then helps move promising findings toward patient care, supporting the translation of early laboratory discoveries into effective treatments. Cancer research takes time, and promising ideas rarely fit neatly into traditional funding. NFCR provides seed funding that is difficult to obtain from other sources, along with a commitment to the long-term success of the research programs it supports. That support is flexible, so scientists can follow unanticipated discoveries as they emerge. NFCR also promotes collaboration among researchers, helping accelerate life-saving research worldwide.

Cancer research takes time, and promising ideas rarely fit neatly into traditional funding. NFCR provides seed funding that is difficult to obtain from other sources, along with a commitment to the long-term success of the research programs it supports. That support is flexible, so scientists can follow unanticipated discoveries as they emerge. NFCR also promotes collaboration among researchers, helping accelerate life-saving research worldwide.

The examples below show the kinds of research costs your support can help cover, from a single laboratory sample to a year of a researcher’s work. They are illustrations of typical research costs rather than designated giving options, and they show how gifts of different sizes contribute to scientists’ work.